My tank is 5ft by 2ft by 2ft 1 Oscar 1 red terror 2 red sevrums 1 jd 1 fether fin catfish 1 vegia
Is this tank overstocked
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all of them are peaceful how many water changes should I do I do one every other day
Depending on the sex of your Festae your tank is overstocked with just it. Male Festae can get up to 20 inches long and females 12 inches standard length. The Oscar alone needs almost that water volume as they are a high bioload fish. As adults your tank is very overstocked
shes a female and I’ll be running a fx6 will that still be ok or should I remove some
I just replied to your other post as well. No the stocking isn't ok, and yes it's overstocked.
FW WITH EDITS:
Yes, I agree with other members. This won't work long term and you should take out most of the fish in this tank or rearrange them in different tanks. You could keep the Oscar and 2 Severums but you would still be running a risk and I don't recommend it. You could also try with one of the JD's if they happen to be peaceful and not aggressive in a 125. Maybe lose the rest except the 2 Severums, and fill with Dithers and Angels or something similar. You also wouldn't have to upgrade to a much bigger tank than a 90+ Gallon instead of the 125+. In the end it'll be your choice, hope you keep us updated!
FW WITH EDITS:
Yes, I agree with other members. This won't work long term and you should take out most of the fish in this tank or rearrange them in different tanks. You could keep the Oscar and 2 Severums but you would still be running a risk and I don't recommend it. You could also try with one of the JD's if they happen to be peaceful and not aggressive in a 125. Maybe lose the rest except the 2 Severums, and fill with Dithers and Angels or something similar. You also wouldn't have to upgrade to a much bigger tank than a 90+ Gallon instead of the 125+. In the end it'll be your choice, hope you keep us updated!
Overstocked. Just because the fish fit now doesn't necessarily mean its okay. Theyll begin to have issues between each other and with the water quality but by the time you notice it, it will most likely be too late.
It was overstocked when you asked the identical question in the other thread, and it is overstocked now.
It doesn't matter what you may have seen on the internet, where others claim success with mixes like this. They will show you or tell you about a tank like this...but they don't pipe up a few weeks later when aggression reaches a fever pitch, water quality is terrible and every fish in the tank is damaged, stressed and diseased.
When a dozen experienced people tell you not to, but some mysterious miracle-worker on the internet says otherwise, ask him two questions. First: how long has he been keeping fish? And second: how long has he been keeping this particular combo of fish in this tank? Then decide what his opinion is worth.
It doesn't matter what you may have seen on the internet, where others claim success with mixes like this. They will show you or tell you about a tank like this...but they don't pipe up a few weeks later when aggression reaches a fever pitch, water quality is terrible and every fish in the tank is damaged, stressed and diseased.
When a dozen experienced people tell you not to, but some mysterious miracle-worker on the internet says otherwise, ask him two questions. First: how long has he been keeping fish? And second: how long has he been keeping this particular combo of fish in this tank? Then decide what his opinion is worth.
